FNUS76 KPQR 221441
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PDX FIRE TRAINING...PORT OF PORTLAND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
741 AM PDT MON JUN 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL UPPER LOW OVER EASTERN OREGON CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST THIS
MORNING WITH A FEW SHOWERS ROTATING AROUND THE LOW INTO THE FIRE
AREA THIS MORNING.  THE THREAT OF SHOWERS WILLL DECREASE AS THE
DAY PROGRESSES AND THE LOW MOVES EAST.  SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE
WILL BE OFFSHORE WITH ONSHORE SURFACE WINDS OVER THE BURN.
CONDITIONS WILL BE WARMER ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS ONSHORE
FLOW WEAKENS. HOWEVER ANOTHER FRONT ARRIVES WEDNESDAY NIGHT.


CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER.
FORECAST WINDS ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES 20 FT ABOVE VEGETATION.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.


.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 BECOMING WEST AROUND 10 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY.......... ABOVE 6 MILES
CEILING............. 5000 TO 6000 FEET
WEATHER............. ISOLATED SHOWERS IN THE AREA MAY MOVE OVER THE
                      BURN DURING THE MORNING...ONLY A SLIGHT CHANCE AND
                      THAT WOULD BE A LIGHT SHOWER. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
                      WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
                      CLOUD CEILING IS EXPECTED TO 6000 FOOT BROKEN UNTIL
                      AROUND 10 TO 11 AM PDT THEN SCATTERED CLOUDS.


TIME (PDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............60     65     67     71
RH..............60     52     46     44
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 5-7 W 8   W 9    W 10
   MAX GUST.....       11     12     13

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-100 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST TO WEST WIND 8-19 MPH TIL 2300...THEN
LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING CLOUDS...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........40 TO 45 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......VARIABLE 0-2 MPH...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 6-8 MPH.


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FORECASTER...WILLSON
REQUESTED BY...RENEE DOWLIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090622.PDXFI.01/PQR